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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

BRISTOL AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) 

Bristol Area Quaker Meeting undertakes activities in the furtherance of the general religious and charitable purposes of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain.This CIO replaced Bristol Area Quaker Meeting and linked charities No 249725 on 1 January 2018. Trustees Annual Reports & Accounts for 2017 and earlier years can be found at https://bristolquakers.org.uk/trustees/
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£458£563£-105n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/12/21£221£467£-245n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/12/20£198£366£-169n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/12/19£323£324£-1n/an/an/an/an/a300
31/12/18£7,793£299£7,494£3£7,459£42016.99300
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

http://www.bristolquakers.org.uk

trustees.clerk@bristolquakers.org.uk

01179245503

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Other congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 100 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/12 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/10/2017, number: 1175435
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

BAQM TRUSTEES
C/O QUAKER MEETING HOUSE
300 GLOUCESTER ROAD
BRISTOL
BS7 8PD

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF BRISTOL AREA MEETING IS THE FURTHERANCE OF THE GENERAL RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN IN THE AREA OF BRISTOL AREA MEETING AND BEYOND.TO THAT END, THE CIO'S INCOME AND PROPERTY ARE USED SOLELY TO FURTHER THE AREA MEETING'S OBJECT BY WORK SUCH AS:(1) STRENGTHENING THE LIFE AND WITNESS OF QUAKER MEETINGS BOTH IN THE AREA OF BRISTOL AREA MEETING AND BEYOND;(2) SPREADING THE MESSAGE OF QUAKERS AND INTERPRETING AND DEVELOPING THE THOUGHT AND PRACTICE OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY;(3) UNDERTAKING QUAKER SERVICE FOR THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AT HOME AND ABROAD;(4) FUNDING THE CONCERNS THAT QUAKER MEETINGS IN THE AREA OF BRISTOL AREA MEETING OR BEYOND HAVE ADOPTED OR AGREED TO SUPPORT;(5) PROVIDING FOR THE PASTORAL CARE OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AND ATTENDERS INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED AND FOR EDUCATION;(6) MAINTAINING AND DEVELOPING QUAKER MEETING HOUSES AS PLACES FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP AND FROM WHICH TO CARRY OUR WITNESS INTO THE WORLD;(7) ADMINISTERING AND MAINTAINING THE ORGANISATION OF BRISTOL AREA MEETING AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUPPORT OF BRITAIN YEARLY MEETING.

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